LRP Redux* installment 6: Best Pho (CLOSED)

Update January 2023: This placed closed in 2022.

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I fell a little behind in the restaurant project reports last week, even though I actually tried two new restaurants! But then I went out of town, so I’m just now getting caught up. Fortunately, I have my notes and photos.

A week ago Tuesday, we tried Best Pho, which is at 95th and Arapahoe in the spot next to Morning Glory where the bakery used to be (1377 Forest Park Cir., Suite 102). We got takeout and took it over to our friends’ house because they wanted to try this restaurant too. The restaurant has an online ordering system, which I initially was going to try, but then I saw that it was going to add a small convenience charge. It was just a couple of dollars, but I switched to a phone order because I wanted to ask a few questions anyway (important things such as “Are the potstickers better fried or steamed?”). 

I was told the order would take half an hour, but it actually took closer to 45 minutes, probably because they are still trying to hire more staff and had several people waiting for takeout orders and at least one couple dining in. We didn’t mind waiting a bit because we knew we’d be getting the food fresh from the kitchen.

Here’s what we ate. G and I split an order of pork potstickers (fried), which were delicious. G ordered combination pho (rare steak, brisket, and meatball) but did not find a meatball in his dish. The rest of us got vermicelli: stir-fried tofu for S, grilled shrimp for M, and combination (beef, pork, and chicken) for me. S also had an order of the vegetable egg rolls, and M tried the fried shrimp and pork eggrolls. I did not sample the eggrolls, but they looked crisp and tasty, and the others said they were good. My vermicelli was good too, although I think a combination should include shrimp (take note, Best Pho!). The others also enjoyed their main dishes, and S said the tofu was particularly satisfying. G liked the pho, even though we did not solve the mystery of the missing meatball.

For dessert, we got an order of beignets because they were listed as a signature item. We ended up eating them cold, but they were still quite tasty with a drizzle of honey. I want to try them again when I can eat them fresh and hot!

* Lafayette Restaurant Project Redux: visiting all the new places that have opened since the ending of the previous round of the LRP.

Clockwise from top left: stir-fried tofu vermicelli with a vegetable egg roll, grilled shrimp vermicelli, combination vermicelli, and combination pho

I waited outside because I forgot my mask.

The front of the restaurant.

The menu

Sign out front, shrimp and pork eggrolls, and the one beignet we managed to photograph before they were all eaten